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One Piece
Midnight Sun
Midnight Sun
Midnight Sun
Midnight Sun review
Midnight Sun
Apr 14, 2021
Midnight Sun review
This is my first review ever. I made an account just to give this review, because it saddens me that this great shounen-ai is so unrecognised. Warning though: it seems that the mangaka stopped working on this manga just when all the truths started to reveal themselves T_T, so read this at your own risk! There are 6 volumes out in total, and Midnight Sun Scans is still translating.

Art: 8/10
Considering that this series came out in 1997, the art is really commendable. It's neat, charming and easy to follow. Kaoru may look a bit too feminine for some of you though (but hey, it's a common thing in shounen-ai).

Characters: 9/10
The 2 protagonists - Kaoru and Teruaki - have a great chemistry. They are a good example of 'opposites attract'. The relationship builds up slowly but nicely. Kaoru is the usual cold, tsundere person of the duo while Teruaki is optimistic, slightly naive and a bit of an air-head ^^. I especially love the fact that they constantly look out for and try to protect each other. I initially thought that the series is more bromance-ish than shounen-ai, but apparently *spoiler* they confess their love later in the series. The supporting characters also add a good depth to the story.

Story: 8/10
This is not the most original story ever, but definitely not a boring one. In the first 3 volumes, the story follows an episodic fashion - they go on a mission, get caught in dangerous situations, manage to escape and defeat the bad guys etc. Another important focus of the story is that both protagonists have mysteries / questionable pasts wrapped around them. However, since the series is discontinued, it is unlikely that those mysteries will ever be unfolded.

Overall: 8/10
I could have given a 9/10, but I am so sad about the discontinued status of this manga that I could only give an 8. That being said, I totally love it. This manga will stay in my Favourite Shounen-ai list for a long time to come. If you are looking for shounen-ai/bromance-ish mangas where the protagonists develop feelings after working closely together (especially in dangerous situations), this is a perfect fit.
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Destruction Princess
Bokura no Ketsumei
Datenshi Gakuen Devil Paradise
Datenshi Gakuen Devil Paradise
Datenshi Gakuen Devil Paradise
Datenshi Gakuen Devil Paradise review
Datenshi Gakuen Devil Paradise
Apr 11, 2021
Datenshi Gakuen Devil Paradise review
Datenshi Gakuen Debipara is at heart a spoof which makes fun of certain aspects found in manga/anime, as well as the Shin Megami Tensei franchise. It's a short ten-chapter, one volume series which reads rather quickly, so time-wise it can easily be done in one sitting.

Story: 6
It's silly, but it's a spoof; if a serious, original story is what you're hoping for, you'll be highly disappointed in that regard. It's a mesh-mash of lots of typical shounen story and character ideas all rolled up into one very corny, but often ridiculously funny story whose setting and basic storyline could easily have been for a Shin Megami Tensei game.

Art: 7
It's good. Not amazing, but worth being considered above average in my opinion.

Character: 8
The manga is full of stereotypes, being the spoof it is. It works well with the whole atmosphere of the story, though. The short length also helps, since some of the characters which come across as ridiculous are initially amusing and funny, but after a while they would have gotten extremely old and wearing on the reader had this series been much longer.

Enjoyment: 9
I enjoy reading something which can give me a good laugh, which is what this series did for me. At least half the chapters I laughed out loud at least once, and there were many more mental chuckles. While reading in one sitting is time-wise possible, I suggest if you find yourself after the first half beginning to tire of the characters, to take a break and return to finish it later. I personally found the middle the most lacking in humor for me, but the series as a whole has high enjoyment value for those of us who just need to laugh at something ridiculous.

Overall: 7
The main points of this manga is its silliness, which it does well in delivering. The story is corny, but given the fact that seriousness isn't what this manga aims for, it works just fine. Due to the awful silliness of the humor, if you're someone who's incapable of cracking a smile over the awful tackiness of movies such as Sharknado, this series may not be for you. If you're the kind of person who spends half the time laughing during such movies, this series will serve you well.

Is this a manga you'll want to reread? Probably not.
Is it worth reading that one time? Yes!
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Ousama Game
Ousama Game
Ousama Game
Ousama Game review
Ousama Game
Apr 09, 2021
Ousama Game review
First of all, Ousama Game is a manga title that is not of yet completely translated in English. The translation group only did 10 chapters. I had the "privilege" of reading this manga in Chinese, which had complete translations.

Having completed this manga, I don't blame the English translators for abandoning this manga. Not one bit.

Granted. This manga starts with an amazing set up. A class of high-school students receive mysterious instructions to participate in the King's Game. If somebody does not do as told, he will die a gruesome death. Until chapter 10, everything looks great. The artwork is cutesy, the characters seem fine, but most of all, readers are entranced by the marvelous story.

Then, everything took a downward-spiral. Soon, it became apparent that the author did not plan ahead. Plot holes appear here and there, as well as widening in magnitude. It gets to a point where I want to just quickly finish the manga and see the ending, whether good or not, for myself. Readers get the bad feelings that the mangaka will never come up with a plausible conclusion for the unnatural event that are occurring.

AND guess what, I was right. The manga ends in a spectacular failure. It comes up with the most ridiculous explanation. It was truly a "in your face" moment for me.

All in all, it is a superb decision for the translators to not follow up with this manga.

Story: 3
Art: 8
Character: 4
Enjoyment: 6
Overall: 4

note: if we only reads the first 10 chapters, I might even give it a 8/10.

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